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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- akirienyi@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- full information's to enable us proceed immediately at :akirienyi@gmail.com/enyienyi1970@gmail.com. your full (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: enyi akiri <akirienyi1970@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 15:21:13 +0000
Subject: Urgent Reply
Dear Eugene,
It is my pleasure to propose a business of a mutual benefit to you. My name
is Barrister Akiri Enyi from Republic of Togolaise. The sum of
US$9.5Million is the value. It is a deposited fund with BANK in my country
. It was deposited by my late client Mr.Adrian Eugene who is from your
country. He was a tourist foreigner to my country before his death that
occurred 4 years ago. The fund will soon be reverting to the benefit of the
bank due to my inability as his lawyer to present to the bank his next of
kin for claim of the fund. All my attempts to locate his next of kin are to
no avail. I want you to understand that with my position as his lawyer the
fund will be release to anyone I presented to the bank and I am contacting
you for the fund claim which I will guide you according until you receive
the entire fund in your bank account and we share 50% / 50% between you and
I.
If you can keep this deal confidential we have a successful deal within the
next 7 banking days. Contact me with your full information's to enable us
proceed immediately at :akirienyi@gmail.com/enyienyi1970@gmail.com.
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